All construction output articles – Page 2
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CommentConstruction forecasters get more pessimistic – the difference a year makes
Last year turned out to be much worse than predicted with about £3.5bn less work than expected
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CommentWhy today’s GDP estimate for construction growth is so worrying
The estimate for fourth quarter activity is hardly an improvement on what was an extraordinarily poor third quarter
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CommentThe construction recession will be deeper – that’s the forecasters latest view
Both Experian and the Construction Products Association have trimmed their expectations for growth in construction output for this year and next
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CommentOutput falls as construction faces worrying time over jobs in 2013
The industry is on a path of decline and the story this year will be how the 2012 collapse in output feeds through into job losses
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Comment2013 kicks off with some unwelcome bad news for construction
The latest Markit/CIPS construction survey shows the sharpest drop in construction output since June 2012
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CommentThe good, the bad and the ugly to be found in the latest construction data
The latest figures are interesting but do little to shift the reality of a pretty grim picture for construction
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CommentLatest new orders figures cast a long dark shadow over construction
With new orders at this level the industry could be heading for a sharp drop in output
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CommentUK construction bosses need to make government face the facts: The industry is in freefall
It is time for the construction industry to stop listening to the government and tell it some home truths
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CommentLatest construction data underlines tough challenge for the industry in 2012
The latest statistics fit with forecasts of a construction recession for the best part of a couple of years
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CommentLatest data shows construction sliding into recession
ONS stats show construction output shrinking in the last quarter
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CommentConstruction output is heading into decline, but how fast and how far?
The numbers look grim but we have to dig a bit deeper before we panic
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CommentLet’s not waste this crisis of confidence over the construction output figures
We need a proper review of new and old figures for construction output – not least as it’s used as a basis for policy making
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CommentRICS sees some positive signs in the private sector, but it's London and South-east driven
There are some positives in the latest survey but don’t get too excited until you read all the figures
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CommentConstruction output: So far it’s better than last year, but can that last?
Output figures are looking good but why, how and is this sustainable?
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CommentBuilding materials imports data suggest construction grew in first quarter of 2011
The figures also suggest a surge in construction work in the middle quarters of last year
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CommentConstruction output figures in the dock: the case for the defence
The ONS makes its defence but still leaves questions unanswered
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CommentFew signs in construction output figures of private sector revival. But who really knows?
For all the confusion in output numbers, the conclusions to be drawn are rather disturbing
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CommentIt still looks tough for civils firms, despite fewer pessimists
Work is still dwindling, but firms are more optimistic, finds the latest CECA survey
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CommentPlant hire prices sink back after a short-lived rally
Prices back to where they were in 2003
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CommentThank God for the bankers
The RICS’ latest survey – and the current shortage of office space in London – shows that upcoming opportunities in construction will follow the money